Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (American Heart Association News) We interrupt your latest binge of breaking political news, fear-provoking campaign commercials and angry posts from your favorite pundit to report that politics can be stressful. That stress can be bad for your health. But – […]
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) People born with a hole in their heart may lose 20% or more of their exercise capacity as they age, even if the defect is repaired. A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall separating the heart‘s pumping chambers. It can be […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Expectant mothers who smoke pot in pregnancy could increase their baby’s risk for mental or emotional problems later in childhood, a new study finds. Marijuana use during pregnancy was associated with a host of problems in the preteen years, researchers […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The final stage of clinical trials for Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine have started, the company announced Tuesday. The Phase 3 trials will include 60,000 people and be the largest for a coronavirus vaccine in the United States, The New York Times reported. […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a Senate committee on Wednesday that 90% of Americans are still at risk of contracting the virus. “The preliminary results in the first round [of a very […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A Massachusetts man died from eating too much black licorice, doctors say. The 54-year-old construction worker ate a bag and half every day for a few weeks, which led to an imbalance in his body’s nutrients that caused his heart to stop, according […]
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Severe mental illness diagnoses often get missed in patients hospitalized for physical health problems, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 13,800 U.K. adults who were diagnosed with severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder and […]
25 September 2020 – Fragile gains made to advance women and children’s health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new report from Every Woman Every Child. Protect the Progress: Rise, Refocus, Recover, 2020 highlights that since the Every Woman Every Child movement was launched […]
The Australian government has reaffirmed its commitment to cervical cancer elimination in a statement on the recent adoption of the Global Strategy. Australia played a critical role in the development of the World Health Assembly resolution. While striving to eliminate cervical cancer within its borders by 2035, the country […]
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